Triq Censu Tanti, San Pawl il-Bahar: planning intelligence
10 applications on record: 6 granted, 1 refused, 0 pending (86% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 6 floors. 14 residential units granted. 1 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map 42): 5 Floors, an overall height of 22.90 m (23.80 m with a basement, 25.00 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation.
Policy zones along the street: NWSP7 (73%); St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (27%).
The 2006 local plan limit here is 5 floors; granted buildings are typically 6 floors, and the tallest grants went above the 2006 limit (later policy, DC15 and the 2024 height rules, allows more in places).
Along the street the policy map shows NWSP7 (73% of the frontage); St.Paul's Bay Village/Bu gibb a/Qawra Residential Area NWUS 3 (27% of the frontage).
Height precedents
- PA/08467/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of a Class 3B 3-star hotel, consisting of a ground floor comprising in lounge, bar, breakfast area, luggage room, 7 overlying floors and 2 receded
- PA/00161/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of 3 levels of basement with 77 closed garages and 8 parking spaces, with overlying ground floor with 7 Class 4B units, 6 floors with 8 apartments
- PA/00975/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Internal and external alterations to approved permit PA68/22, removing a duplex apartment on the fifth floor, internal and external alterations to all floors, a
What the planning files say
Refused here
- PA/02912/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction Class 4B as built including placing of services in the backyard, new cold store in the backyard, lightweight canopy in backyard, shifting of partiti
Latest applications on Triq Censu Tanti
- PA/00973/26 San Pawl il-Bahar: Changes to development approved in PA5048/17 and PA3085/16.
- PA/03638/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Variations from the official building alignments. To sanction Class 3D shop - marine leisure. Proposed anti room and toilet room.
- PA/00161/25 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of 3 levels of basement with 77 closed garages and 8 parking spaces, with overlying ground floor with 7 Class 4B units, 6 floors with 8 apartments
- PA/08467/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Construction of a Class 3B 3-star hotel, consisting of a ground floor comprising in lounge, bar, breakfast area, luggage room, 7 overlying floors and 2 receded
- PA/02912/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: To sanction Class 4B as built including placing of services in the backyard, new cold store in the backyard, lightweight canopy in backyard, shifting of partiti
- PA/00975/24 San Pawl il-Bahar: Internal and external alterations to approved permit PA68/22, removing a duplex apartment on the fifth floor, internal and external alterations to all floors, a
- PA/06272/23 San Pawl il-Bahar: Full demolitions of existing building and excavation of 4 levels basement in preparation for multipurpose use building.
- PA/03093/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: Proposed change of use of part of garage used for the parking of private vehicles into Class 4B including an area for butcher and retain part of garage for the
- PA/00485/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: Internal alterations and change of use from Class 4B to Class 4D, including installation of fascia sign. To sanction discrepancies from PA1002/16 in the front g
- PA/00068/22 San Pawl il-Bahar: Demolition of the existing structure, construction of two basement levels including 34 garages and 2 parking spaces. Construction of 5 maisonettes (2 no. 3-bedr
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